{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3276215a-23a8-4b04-bbfd-c0f7c71c7b64/7c3f6ce0-1f58-425d-842d-c2fca7919cad?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Uber Drivers are Workers in The UK","description":"<p><br></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56123668\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">In the UK, Uber drivers are self employed&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><ul><li>First to London where the UK’s Supreme Court has ruled Uber drivers are indeed workers not self-employed.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>The decision means drivers could be entitled to employment benefits such as a minimum wage and holiday pay.&nbsp;</li><li>The case dates back to a complaint made in 2016 by two Uber drivers.&nbsp;</li><li>Uber maintained it was just a booking app, that requires independent contractors to provide the actual transport.&nbsp;</li><li>The ruling could leave the ride-hailing app facing a hefty compensation bill, and have wider consequences for the gig economy.</li><li><a href=\"https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/barrister-sees-test-for-australia-after-uk-uber-ruling-20210221-p574e5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The AFR has a local follow up, </a>an interview with the Australian barrister Sheryn Omeri, who successfully argued the UK case.&nbsp;</li><li>It’s a good read if you’d like to get into the details on the difference between an “employee” a worker and an independent contractor.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/mark-zuckerberg-joel-kaplan-facebook-alex-jones\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buzzfeed has a long read on how decisions get made, and unmade at Facebook&nbsp;</a></p><p>Facebook’s rules to combat misinformation and hate speech are subject to the whims and political considerations of its CEO and his policy team leader.</p><ul><li>They report, CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally intervened when the platform was preparing to ban Infowars founder Alex Jones for spreading misinformation and hate.&nbsp;</li><li>\"Mark personally didn’t like the punishment, so he changed the rules,” a former policy employee told BuzzFeed News,</li><li>Facebook determined that Jones - who claims 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre was a “giant hoax” -&nbsp;should be kicked off the social media site&nbsp;</li><li>But Zuckerberg stepped in and overruled his own internal experts and opened a gaping loophole: Facebook would permanently ban Jones and his company — but would not touch posts of praise and support for them from other Facebook users.</li><li>That meant Jones’ followers could continue to share his lies across the world’s largest social network.</li><li>The decision delayed the company’s efforts to remove right wing militant organizations such as the Oath Keepers, which were involved the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-22/clubhouse-chats-are-breached-raising-concerns-over-security?srnd=technology-vp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The security concerns around clubhouse aren’t going away</a>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Bloomberg reports, that an unidentified user was able to stream Clubhouse audio feeds this weekend from “multiple rooms” into their own third-party website this weekend.&nbsp;</li><li>the company says it’s “permanently banned” that particular user and installed new “safeguards” to prevent a repeat, researchers contend the platform may not be in a position to make such promises.</li><li>Users of the invitation-only iOS app should assume all conversations are being recorded, the Stanford Internet Observatory,</li><li>Alex Stamos is the director of the SIO and Facebook Inc.’s former security chief. and his team were also able to confirm that Clubhouse relies on a Shanghai-based startup called <a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/API:US\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Agora Inc.</a> to handle much of its back-end operations.&nbsp;</li><li>Raises extensive privacy concerns, especially for Chinese citizens and dissidents under the impression their conversations are beyond the reach of state surveillance</li></ul><p><br></p><p>And that’s all for today. We will be back to usual programming on...","author_name":"Peter Wells"}